vicasts

Topic 1: Vidcasts

- What are vidcasts?
Based on Wikipedia:
"Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of //video on demand// //video clip// content via //Atom// or //RSS enclosures//. The term is used to distinguish between podcasts which most commonly contain audio files and those referring to the distribution of video where the //RSS feed// is used as a non-linear TV channel to which consumers can subscribe using a PC, TV, //set-top box//, media center or mobile multimedia device. //Web television// series are often distributed as video podcasts."

So technically, vidcasting is a way to broadcast and transmit videos through the net. We mainly see vidcasts with Web series [web TV]. The term "vidcast" comes from the term "video" and "podcast", therefore, we can sum it up that a vidcast is a video podcast.



Some vidcast websites:
- http://videocast.com/
- http://www.youtube.com/

CNET

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Links:
Top ten technology vidcasts: http://johnny.chadda.se/article/top-10-technology-vidcasts/
LabRats (technology made simple and funny): http://www.butterscotch.com/show/Lab-Rats
The Noob (technology for newbies): http://www.butterscotch.com/show/The-Noob
Gadget TV (new gadget reviews): http://www.butterscotch.com/show/Gadget-TV